Pneumatic Toy Design Project — KS2 DT
A complete KS2 DT project on pneumatics — how air pressure creates movement. Pupils design and build a simple pneumatic toy using syringes, tubing, and card. Includes design brief, planning sheets, evaluation criteria, and teacher notes.
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Pop-Up Card Templates — 3 Designs
Step-by-step instructions and cut-and-fold templates for 3 pop-up cards: a simple box pop-up, a V-fold flower, and a multi-layer castle. Suitable for any occasion or DT unit on mechanisms.
Woven Paper Placemat — Paper Weaving Craft
A beginner weaving project using strips of coloured paper — creates a checkerboard placemat. Introduces over-under weaving technique, pattern, and colour planning. Links to DT and art.
Bridge Engineering Challenge — STEM KS2
A structured STEM engineering challenge where pupils design and build the strongest possible bridge from limited materials (lolly sticks, card, string). Includes brief, design planning sheet, fair test criteria, and cross-curricular maths extension.
Packaging Design: Nets and 3D Shapes
A KS2 DT project on packaging design — how nets fold into 3D shapes. Pupils design packaging for a product, create a net, build and evaluate. Links to maths (3D shapes, nets) and art (graphic design). Includes design brief and evaluation sheets.
Electrical Circuit Lighthouse Project — KS2
Design and build a working model lighthouse with a circuit using a battery, bulb, and switch. Full DT project plan with design, make, and evaluate stages. Links to science (circuits) and geography (lighthouses, coastal geography).
Pop-Up Book Mechanisms Project — KS2 DT
A KS2 DT project exploring book mechanisms — flaps, slides, pivots, and pop-ups. Pupils design and make a mini pop-up book using four different mechanisms. Perfect cross-curricular link to English (narrative) and maths (angles and movement).